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Mrs. Wahlstrom from Peoria, AZ is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Visual Learning and Communication Library

Help me give my students a voice and visual learning opportunities. The Coil Binding Machine will create books that stay together. Velcro and lamination will allow all materials to be used for many students and years to come!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Wahlstrom's classroom raised $762

This project is fully funded

My Students

There are many students with a variety of needs at our school. The students that would directly benefit are students who need modified curriculum in order to access their curriculum. The students would have a readily accessible way to communicate to their peers and teachers through the use of pictures. These tools needed would allow the materials to be made quicker and longer lasting. The students who would benefit from this project range from preschool to eighth grade. The students are very smart, kind and wanting to learn. The teachers are working hard to give students opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge in their own way to communicate. Their access is limited and teachers are working hard to decrease the limitation.

My Project

All students should have the tools needed to communicate with peers and teachers. Students who are not yet able to communicate verbally need a wide range of visual learning opportunities. This project will provide the tools to create a communication and visual library for students who are not yet able to verbally communicate their wants and needs but also provide multi-sensory learning and demonstration of their knowledge. This project will aid in creating the necessary components of the modified curriculum for the students who will benefit from the new curriculum.

Using a coil machine will allow the materials stay together and look professional.

The school has a binding machine, however, once you turn the page too far, the pages comes out of the book. Using a coil machine will allow the books to stay together and reduce the time spent putting the books back together for the students.

Having a lamination machine to quickly laminate small pieces allows the pieces to be created quickly in the classroom, instead of waiting for the school laminator to be ready for enough items to be laminated to reduce waste.

When creating picture and visual libraries for students, lamination and velcro are essential to creating pieces that will last. To keep track of all of the little pieces, organization is essential. When a project can begin with organization, it will last longer and be efficient to use. The materials requested will create all materials needed and organize them to be used for many students easily.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rayson PD-1503 Coil Binding Machine 4:1 Binder with Electric Coil Inserter • Amazon Business $203.59 1 $203.59
Laminator Machine for A3/A4/A6, YE381 Thermal Laminating Machine for Home Office School Use with 50 Pouches, Paper Trimmer and Corner Rounder • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
KLOUD City Jewelry Box Organizer Storage Container with Adjustable Dividers 36 Grids (Clear Plastic) • Amazon Business $8.39 8 $67.12
1000pcs Hook and Loop Dots 3/4 in Diameter Sticky Back Coins Heavy Duty Self Adhesive Dot Tapes for School Classroom(White) • Amazon Business $10.48 4 $41.92
Neenah Cardstock, 8.5" x 11", Heavy-Weight, White, 94 Brightness, 300 Sheets (91437) • Amazon Business $12.29 3 $36.87
AIEX 39.37 Feet/12m Hook And Loop Self Adhesive Tape Roll With Gift Scissors (White) • Amazon Business $11.99 3 $35.97
GBC Binding Spines/Spirals/Coils, 6mm, 30 Sheet Capacity, 4:1 Pitch, Color Coil, Black, 100 Pack (9665000) • Amazon Business $10.81 3 $32.43
Antner Book Rings 1-Inch Binder Rings Nickel Plated Metal Loose Leaf Rings, 120 Pack • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
GBC Binding Spines/Spirals/Coils, 10mm, 70 Sheet Capacity, 4:1 Pitch, Color Coil, Black, 100 Pack (9665020) • Amazon Business $19.23 1 $19.23
AmazonBasics Clear Thermal Laminating Plastic Paper Laminator Sheets - 9 Inch x 11.5 Inch, 200-Pack • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
GBC Binding Spines/Spirals/Coils, 8mm, 45 Sheet Capacity, 4:1 Pitch, Color Coil, Black, 100 Pack (9665010) • Amazon Business $6.71 2 $13.42

Materials cost

$568.51

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$40.65

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$647.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$114.30

Total project goal

$761.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$761.99

3 Donors

-$761.99

Donations toward project cost

-$647.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$114.30

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$0.00

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